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The Castle Nursery School
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The Castle Nursery School
- Nursery
- Wakefield WF1 5NU
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| The quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Quality of teaching, learning and assessment | Good |
| Personal development, behaviour and welfare | Good |
| Outcomes for children | Good |
| Provision for learners with high needs | Good |
| Previous inspection grade | Good |
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Diverse Books and Toys: A core spine of books helps children listen to rhyme and rhythm and learn new vocabulary.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Bright and spacious classrooms with newly refurbished outside areas provide exciting opportunities for climbing, digging and investigating.
Philosophy: Children are encouraged to be curious and independent, with communication and language development at the heart of all learning.
Activities: Exciting learning opportunities offered, especially in the outside areas, enable all children to make good progress.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: The school helps children learn about feelings and emotions, promoting kind and caring behavior.
Communication: Parents spoken to say their children settle in quickly and love coming to school.
Community Building: Children and families form positive relationships with the caring adults who provide care for them.
Programs and Resources: The school has a specially resourced provision for children with complex needs.
Staff Training: Staff clearly understand children’s additional needs.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are proud to be part of The Castle Nursery team.
Safeguarding Training: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Play and Learning Integration: Children enjoy negotiating the tree ramps, building in the sand area or ‘cooking’ in the mud kitchen.
Transition to Primary School: The school's curriculum supports children's learning from the first day they start school.
Child Safety Management: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Children's Safety and Security: Children feel safe & secure in nursery.
Happiness and Settling: The Castle Nursery School is a happy, welcoming place.
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The Castle Nursery School is a Nursery, Co-Ed Nursery located in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
This nursery accepts children from 2-5 years old.
Currently, the nursery has 108 students enrolled.
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We have high expectations of all our Children and provide high quality learning across the foundation stage curriculum.
We encourage our children to think for themselves, question and enquire and become increasingly independent in their approach to learning.
We help our children to develop tolerance, respect and empathy for others.
We aim to ensure that all learners have equality of opportunity and individual needs are met.
We give our children the freedom to be adventurous, take appropriate risks and learn how to be safe.
We provide endless opportunities for discovery, play and talk and experiences that develop the brain, the body and whole self.
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We encourage our children to think for themselves, question and enquire and become increasingly independent in their approach to learning.
We help our children to develop tolerance, respect and empathy for others.
We aim to ensure that all learners have equality of opportunity and individual needs are met.
We give our children the freedom to be adventurous, take appropriate risks and learn how to be safe.
We provide endless opportunities for discovery, play and talk and experiences that develop the brain, the body and whole self.
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Holidays & terms
Holidays 2023/24
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 30th Oct 2023 - 3rd Nov 2023 |
| Winter Holidays | 25th Dec 2023 - 5th Jan 2024 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 12th Feb 2024 - 16th Feb 2024 |
| Spring Holidays | 25th Mar 2024 - 5th Apr 2024 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 27th May 2024 - 31st May 2024 |
| Summer Holidays | 23rd Jul 2024 - 30th Aug 2024 |
Terms Dates 2023/24
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 4th Sep 2023 - 29th Oct 2023 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 4th Nov 2023 - 24th Dec 2023 |
| Spring Term | 6th Jan 2024 - 11th Feb 2024 |
| Spring Term-2 | 17th Feb 2024 - 24th Mar 2024 |
| Summer Term | 6th Apr 2024 - 26th May 2024 |
| Summer Term-2 | 1st Jun 2024 - 22nd Jul 2024 |
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Local authority ratio 21 : 1